Ceiling of the Sistene Chapel
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Date: Built between 1475 and 1483

Location: Vatican City

Facts:
  • Created by Michelangelo
  • Pope Julius the 2nd requested the paintings
  • It is 40 meters long and 13 meters wide and is 68 feet off the ground
  • Took several years to complete
  • The giant Fresco was painted in 1535

The ceiling of the Sistene Chapel includes the creations of the world, Adam and Eve, and the story of Noah. The Chapel was divided into nine panels. The painting tells nine stories from the Christian Bible's Book of Genesis. After the ceiling was complete Michelangelo had gone blind so he had people read to him. The Ceiling of the Sistene Chapel is one of the beautiful images anyone could of ever seen.